Legal Opinion
Spirt v. Bechtel
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 13, 1956No. 197, Docket 23832PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWAN, Circuit Judge.
This is a stockholder’s derivative action brought on behalf of the United States Lines Company against directors and officers of said corporation who are alleged to have received unlawful compensation and to have profited through breach of fiduciary duties. The complaint was filed October 24, 1949. Federal jurisdiction is based on diversity of citizenship. The defendants, other than the corporation, are nine directors who served for various periods between January 1, 1943 and December 31, 1949, and the estates of three deceased directors. Trial to the court without a jury…
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3Cited by17 opinions
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